Tagged (Thanks Leia!)

My dear friend Leia sent me an email with a request that I share a little more about myself...so here goes:

8 Things I'm Passionate About:

- My loving husband & my children

- Furthering my education

- My testimony

- Family and Friends

- Reading

- Time for myself

- Canning ( Thanks to Hillary!)

- Exercise

8 Books That I've Read & Enjoyed:

- The Road to Potevka ( Thanks Rochelle)

- The Nicholas Sparks Collection

- The Five Love Languages (highly recommended)

- The Last Girls

- Sidetracked Home Executives

- The Strong Willed Child

- Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child

- Into The Wild

8 Things/Words I say often:

- " Good morning my baby!"

- "I love you"

- " Thats enough!"

- " Please stop"

- " Use your manners"

- "Be nice"

- " Get back into bed"

- " Thank you"

8 Things I want to do before I die (not in any order):

- Complete my degree

- Watch my daughters get married and have children

- Be Debt Free

- Travel to Australia

- Run a Marathon

- Feel like I have accomplished my role as a parent

- Go on a mission with Jamen

- Mountain bike in all 50 states w/ Jamen

8 Things I have Learned or Remembered the past year:

- Being a Mother is a hard, but loving Job

- I can't control others actions

- The Lord has a plan

- You only can do what you can do and have faith for the rest

- What others think of you doesn't matter as much as what you think of yourself

- Honesty is the best policy

- Dreams come true through diligence and hard work

- It will never be easy to be the wife of a Fire Fighter (b/c I worry)

8 People that I have tagged:

-Nicole Behunin

-Ashley Thalman

-Jeannine Conrad

-Neko Dog

-Lindsey Waite

- I don't know anymore people!